Citation

Schneider D, Kämmerer PW, Schön G, Dinu C, Radloff S, Bschorer R. J. Craniomaxillofac. Surg. 2015; 43(10): 1948-1951.

Affiliation

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, HELIOS Kliniken Schwerin, Schwerin, Germany. Electronic address: reinhard.bschorer@helios-kliniken.de.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, European Association for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jcms.2015.06.028

PMID

26427620

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to illustrate the injury patterns and the etiology of accident victims with maxillofacial fractures in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (M-P), Germany. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between 2010 and 2013, patients with maxillofacial fractures from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Helios Kliniken Schwerin, were evaluated with a specially constructed data set in a retrospective analysis. After review of the patient records, a case-related data collection was performed with the pre-set characteristics: age, gender, age group, maxillofacial fracture, and cause of injury.

RESULTS: Of 409 patients, 79% (n = 323) were male and 21% (n = 86) were female. A fracture of the zygomaticomaxillary complex was most frequently observed (31%; n = 240). Midface fractures with orbital floor involvement were the most common fracture types (48.4%; n = 137). A significant percentage of the fractures (45.2%; n = 185) were caused by interpersonal violence; 70.8% (n = 131), and thus the majority of the patients who were treated due to a brutal offense, had consumed alcohol. Within this group, men in the age group of 20-29 years were most prevalent (38.7%; n = 125). Etiologically, 25.2% (n = 103) of fractures were caused by a fall.

CONCLUSION: The regionalization of data on the distribution, emergence, and localization of maxillofacial fractures in M-P allows not only a national comparison but also an international comparison with areas that are in a similar strong socio-demographic change, as it applies to the East German population. This provides the opportunity to develop the global preventive measures and to apply suitable quality management.

Language: en